Daily Scripture Analysis

  • Twenty-fourth Sunday – Year A – Ordinary Time

    Please press here to listen to the homily or download Twenty-fourth Sunday – Year A – Ordinary Time Readings: Sir 27:30-28:7; Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-35. 1/ Reading I: RSV Sirach 27:30 Anger and wrath, these also are abominations, and the sinful man will possess them. 28:1 He that takes vengeance will suffer vengeance from the Lord, and he will firmly establish his sins. 2 Forgive your neighbor the wrong he has done, and then your sins will be pardoned when you pray. 3 Does a man harbor anger against another, and yet seek for healing from the Lord? 4 Does … Read more

  • Saturday – Twenty-third Week – OT2

    Please press here to listen to the homily or download Saturday – Twenty-third Week – OT2   Readings: I Cor 10:14-22; Lk 6:43-49. 1/ First Reading: NAB 1 Corinthians 10:14 Therefore, my beloved, avoid idolatry. 15 I am speaking as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I am saying. 16 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? 17 Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all … Read more

  • Friday – Twenty-third Week – OT2

    Please press here to listen to the homily or download Friday – Twenty-third Week – OT2   Readings: I Cor 9:16-19, 22-27; Lk 6:39-42. 1/ First Reading: NAB 1 Corinthians 9:16 If I preach the gospel, this is no reason for me to boast, for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it! 17 If I do so willingly, I have a recompense, but if unwillingly, then I have been entrusted with a stewardship. 18 What then is my recompense? That, when I preach, I offer the gospel free of charge … Read more

  • Thursday – Twenty-third Week – OT2

    Please press here to listen to the homily or download Thursday – Twenty-third Week – OT2   Readings: I Cor 8:1-7, 11-13; Lk 6:27-38. 1/ First Reading: NAB 1 Corinthians 8:1 Now in regard to meat sacrificed to idols: we realize that “all of us have knowledge”; knowledge inflates with pride, but love builds up. 2 If anyone supposes he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. 3 But if one loves God, one is known by him. 4 So about the eating of meat sacrificed to idols: we know that “there is no idol … Read more

  • Wednesday – Twenty-third Week – OT2

    Please press here to listen to the homily or download Wednesday – Twenty-third Week – OT2    Readings: I Cor 7:25-31; Lk 6:20-26. 1/ First Reading: NAB 1 Corinthians 7:25 Now in regard to virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. 26 So this is what I think best because of the present distress: that it is a good thing for a person to remain as he is. 27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek a separation. Are you free of a … Read more

  • The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – September 8th

    Please press here to listen to the homily or download The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – September 8th Readings: Mic 5:1-4a; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23. Reading 1 (Mic 5:1-4a): The LORD says: You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah, From you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel. Whose origin is from of old, from ancient times. (Therefore, the Lord will give them up, until the time when she who is to give birth has borne, And the rest of his brethren shall return to the children of Israel.) He shall … Read more

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